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Where does “hanneton” come from?

hanneton (Middle French) comes from Old French haneton, from Frankish hano, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

Ancestry of “hanneton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhaneton—
2Frankishhanorooster
3Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “hanneton”

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